The Frat Pack is a colloquial fan term for a group of actor/writer/director/all-round-movie-guys who specialise in comedy.

The name "Frat Pack" originates from one of their early defining works, Old School; not as a phrase dropped in-show but as a reference to their post-teenjuvenile brand of comedy, while alluding to names like "Rat Pack" or "Brat Pack" given to other known groups of actors.

Heat Vision and Jack (un-picked-up pilot, has since become a cult favourite, stars Black and the voice of Owen Wilson, featuring Christine Taylor, Stiller and Ron Silver, also written and directed by Stiller)

Meet the Parents (stars Stiller and Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson has a supporting role)

Followed by Meet the Fockers (adds Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to the cast) and Little Fockers

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (The one where people really started to notice how clique-y this particular batch of stars were, stars Ferrell and Carell, has cameos by all the others save Owen Wilson)

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